Minnesota Legislature
Lawmakers deliver budget bills to governor's desk in one-day special session
By Mike Cook
About that talk of needing all 21 hours left in a legislative day to complete a special session?
House members were more than up to the challenge Monday. Beginning at 10 a.m., they had all but two bills passed by the end of the 2100 hour, if one wants to use military time.
With passage shortly thereafter of the tax and revisor’s bills, representatives who live in the Twin Cities metropolitan area were likely home before midnight.
And Minnesotans need not worry about a partial government shutdown July 1 with an approximately $66 billion state budget for the 2026-27 biennium a few Gov. Tim Walz signatures away from becoming law.
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By Mike Cook
Votes were plentiful Thursday for the omnibus state government finance and elections bill.
Passed 113-21 by the House Thursday, HF2783/SF3045*, as amended largely to include...
House passes increased requirements for repeat DWI offenders
By Rob Hubbard
If you’re arrested for driving while impaired — especially if it’s happened more than once — getting back behind the wheel could soon prove more difficult.
Sponsored by Rep....
House passes overdose education bill with bipartisan support
By Brian Basham
Minnesota students attending a Changemakers Forum in November 2024 identified overdose prevention education as their top legislative priority.
Rep. Nolan West (R-Blaine) was...
House bill seeks to require maintenance plans for state-funded capital projects
By Brian Basham
Rep. Brad Tabke (DFL-Shakopee) wants to save Minnesota time and future money by encouraging municipalities to have a plan for maintaining capital projects for which they receive...
Housing policy bill passes House with broad support
By Margaret Stevens Tweaks to a high-rise sprinkler grant program, requirements to post information about laws around rental units, and adjustments to Minnesota Housing Finance Agency programs are ...House OKs bill with new funding aimed at tackling Minnesota's affordable housing shortage
By Margaret Stevens At $75 million above the February forecast base, the House Housing Finance and Policy Committee claimed the largest budget target increase of any committee. This allocation ...House supports new HOA ombudsperson in commerce budget bill
By Lisa Kaczke The omnibus commerce finance bill continued to garner little controversy or debate. The House passed HF2443/SF2216* on a 122-10 vote Tuesday after a few minutes of encourage...Minnesota poised to honor veterans of 'Secret War' in wide-ranging finance, policy bill that passes House
By Mike Cook
In a highly partisan environment, the omnibus veterans and military affairs finance and policy bill traditionally supersedes party lines.
That continues in 2025.
Sponsor...
Summer unemployment benefits included in education finance bill headed for House Floor
By Brian Basham Legislators played a three-shell game with their omnibus education finance bill this week. One shell was ultimately chosen, sending the bill to the House Floor. ...Session Daily Home
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Legislature — with budget incomplete — gavels out, prepares for special session
By Rob Hubbard
Some years, state legislative sessions surge to a climax on their final day, a flurry of activity providing a sustained adrenaline rush, culminating in smiles of satisfaction as...
Walz, lawmakers strike budget deal in session's final days
By Lisa Kaczke
With five days to go in the 2025 session, three of four legislative leaders announced a budget agreement Thursday that would sunset unemployment insurance for hourly school empl...
